Plate Tectonics Test

Match the arrows to the type of boundary they represent:

• Convergent

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• Transform

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• Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What was the giant continent that existed millions of years ago that had all of the landmass from all of the continents together?

• Pancetta

• Pangea

• Parmesan

• Pogil

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is plate tectonics?

• The theory that Earth's Lithosphere is made up of giant plates that move on top of the Earth's Mantle

• The theory that Earth's oceans were formed by comets

• The theory that Earth's mountains were created by volcanoes

• The theory that the Earth was created in the Big Bang

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Organize each piece of evidence that supports plate tectonics to the type of evidence it is.

Groups:

(a) Fossil

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(b) Rock Formation

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(c) Climate

• Identical fossils of mesosaurus have been found in South America and Western Africa

• Evidence of glaciers were discovered in Africa

• Evidence of tropical plants have been found in Antarctica

• Rock age and type in coastal regions of different continents are similar

• Identical fossils of lystrosaurus have been found in India and Antarctica

• Mountain ranges that end on one continent continue on another continent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

​ (a)   plate is found underneath the ocean and is ​ (b)   dense. ​ (c)   plate is found where there is land and is ​ (d)   dense.

• Oceanic
• more
• Continental
• less

Wherever 2 tectonic plates are spreading apart is considered a...

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

Wherever 2 tectonic plates are crashing together is considered a...

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Wherever 2 tectonic plates are sliding past one another is considered a...

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

Wherever 1 tectonic plate is going underneath another one is called a...

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

Which type of boundary would you see the seafloor spreading?

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3